I have read Thucydides' The Peloponnesian Wars three times in my life, once as a kid, again as a young adult and the last time in my 40's. It was that good and written by a historian who actually fought through it all. I remember there was a lot of naval conflict throughout the wars. I may have to try and find that Naval History book.
"The Chinese Steam Navy"? Man, I thought some of my areas of interest were obscure!😁 Seriously though, all of those titles look interesting. I agree with Stew: where to start first?
Great looking inspiration.
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Thank you, Alan.
ReplyDeleteBut which to read first is the question...😀
ReplyDeleteYes, indeed it is!
DeleteNice collection - looking mighty nautical! :)
ReplyDeleteI have read Thucydides' The Peloponnesian Wars three times in my life, once as a kid, again as a young adult and the last time in my 40's. It was that good and written by a historian who actually fought through it all. I remember there was a lot of naval conflict throughout the wars. I may have to try and find that Naval History book.
ReplyDelete"The Chinese Steam Navy"? Man, I thought some of my areas of interest were obscure!😁 Seriously though, all of those titles look interesting. I agree with Stew: where to start first?
ReplyDeleteI admit to using a wide net for books that might interest me someday, and it was not expensive!
DeleteGreg, looking forward to your return on this naval blog. Apparently none of these books fired up the creative naval juices?
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